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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
32
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A New York Evening Mall piece accuses Editor Pulit zer of using Roosevelt quotes to sway votes for a Republican candidate. The World’s polemics are cited while recalling Cleveland era tensions, Olney’s dispatch to Salisbury, and the 1895 Venezuela dispute as context for wartime risk and political leverage.
The piece rails at repeated clown kings in musical comedies, denouncing how Prince Lorenzo and successors like King Dodo and King Bompooka mirror worn gags. It laments recurring royal shticks, questions American humor versus Russian, and urges fresh satire rather than recycled royal tropes.
The article echoes editorial views from major papers on campaign dullness and lack of clear issues. It notes voters’ pragmatism and skepticism toward potential policy change, predicting a quiet November ballot despite spellbinders and rallies.
In Independence Missouri at a Confederate reunion Hon Frank James announced his withdrawal from the Democratic party declaring his allegiance to the straight Republican ticket from Roosevelt down the line. The ex guerrilla and bank looter said he has found affection and confidence in Ohio and Pennsylvania and will vote with the Republicans this year.
A long mixed column reports a dramatic rabbit incident in Pocahontas West Virginia with rescue details, then shifts to a wide array of political and global notes. It cites Patgus H. Bixley, Fergus Bixley, and local residents Silas Benjamin and Dr. Pringer amid varied topics from railways and farms to ships, Japan, and campaigns.
A long critique argues against Rep. Brownlow’s grand good roads plan funded by national revenues. It warns of paternalism, entangling government and state assets, and the risk of favoritism to special interests. The piece cites rural pro road literature and quotes a Warren Chronicle snippet questioning river and highway policies.
A Newark News item notes a Dover resident suspected of stealing a sermon and an encyclopaedia in a single spree. The piece muses on upward striving and warns residents to safeguard books, while referencing other regional observations on railroads, trolley roads, and advertising tricks.
A collage of cheeky exchanges and clipped quips from Detroit Free Press Houston Chronicle and Buffalo Express. Banter touches on veils lovers and old yarns with playful misreadings and a joke about tipping bets. Names and places drift through the fragment.
A Renaissance of noble titles and dramatic fortune shifts centers on Prince Odeecalchi of Rome who travels with legislators to represent Italy at the International Parliamentary Peace Conference in St Louis. The piece traces his vast dynastic holdings, art passion, and a palace fire amid anarchist threats, alongside Lord Bath at Longleat, his stately English seat with a storied lineage. It also recalls the Thynne family saga from Longleat’s founding through Tom of Ten Thousand to the modern marquis, tying in marriages, rivalries, and aristocratic intrigues.
The Connecticut Temperance Union and the Connecticut Christian Endeavor Union criticized Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling for not using wine in naming the battleship Connecticut. He argued wine breaks overboard would not harm the ship or sailors and urged dropping the subject. The piece notes past use of water for Kentucky and defends traditional wine breaking as harmless and ceremonial, while mocking antiwine objections and calling the issue a needless distraction.
Adam Shortt of Queen's University says reciprocity with Canada gains little support here. He notes New England and Minnesota push for a reciprocity pact while the United States maintains extreme protection. Canadian manufacturers focus on matching U.S. tariff levels, heightening tension.
A collection of editorial and reportage fragments examines the closed shop issue, union versus non union tensions, and calls for self control and mutual goodwill as solutions. The bundle includes quotes citing President Eliot and notes on non unionist conflict as deeper roots. Also features brief clippings on misdirected hunting signs, Captain Baldwin’s airship challenge for a $100000 prize, and a steamboat audience being carried away by a spellbinder.
A tersely written critique notes that those who blame others praise themselves. It mocks pickpockets in a moment, comments on romance and flirtation, and ridicules pretensions of the rich and poor alike. The piece uses satirical vignettes about marriage and social manners.
The piece questions whether society will begin to condone crime if committed in a polished manner and argues for clear labels between conventional and vulgar crimes. It cites Missouri court rulings and a New York labor leader to suggest that legality now weighs technique, with reformers urging precise classifications and accountability.
A Colorado woman seeks divorce claiming life with a husband who gratified every wish was too tedious. The piece argues bore life can be intolerable, detailing the social constraints and gender expectations that shape complaints of incompatibility of temper and conjugal ennui.
A note from the Albany News recalls a two week period with a missing printer and a departing influence. The editor promises a return to normal with a better printer and brighter issues featuring smiles, greetings, and cheerful prose.
The Chicago Chronicle notes a trend away from formal engagement announcements at luncheons. In one case a hostess hid the bride and groom names in gold letters at the bottom of sherbet glasses after guests finished the drink, revealing the couple-to-be.
A bizarre nature worship sect appears in a New Jersey town startling residents by swimming every half hour and foraging for raw fruit and vegetables. They shun cooked food, wear minimal clothing, and aim to live closer to nature, prompting local shopowners to offer novelty offerings to the curious public. The account notes townspeople debating the movement and its contrast with established norms.
Odd verse style advises dual vices and self control while critiquing gambling and marital quarrels. It riffs on sexual mores, racegoing temptations, and social scheming as a cautionary, satirical reflection from an aged text. The piece nods to wit, folly, and the dangers of neglecting duties for amusements.
Brig Gen Frederick D Grant and Gen J Franklin Bell head to Manassas for upcoming army maneuvers. They tour Washington hotels with aides and families, while remarks on Washington state naming and other political notes mingle with cigar industry chatter and overseas dispatches.
A Boston man is described as setting fire to a seat by scratching a match across it in a reckless act. The report suggests that others might follow this dangerous stunt when no other option offers steel for conflict, highlighting an alarming trend among some individuals toward destructive behavior.
A disjointed reprint from multiple papers mocks John Sharp Williams as a noisy gadfly in American politics. It lampoons his biting, buzzing persona and notes humorous exchanges about tipping, staff, and sly quips about truth and militarism.
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